diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c
index fa2f3684b..fed1560fe 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ meta_screen_cast_stream_get_object_path (MetaScreenCastStream *stream)
   return priv->object_path;
 }
 
+MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *
+meta_screen_cast_stream_get_src (MetaScreenCastStream *stream)
+{
+  MetaScreenCastStreamPrivate *priv =
+    meta_screen_cast_stream_get_instance_private (stream);
+
+  return priv->src;
+}
+
 void
 meta_screen_cast_stream_transform_position (MetaScreenCastStream *stream,
                                             double                stream_x,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.h b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.h
index 1fa8ddd7a..d121c15c1 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ void meta_screen_cast_stream_close (MetaScreenCastStream *stream);
 
 char * meta_screen_cast_stream_get_object_path (MetaScreenCastStream *stream);
 
+MetaScreenCastStreamSrc * meta_screen_cast_stream_get_src (MetaScreenCastStream *stream);
+
 void meta_screen_cast_stream_transform_position (MetaScreenCastStream *stream,
                                                  double                stream_x,
                                                  double                stream_y,